That wasn’t a delay of game penalty for the same reason the fans throwing towels on the ice wasn’t a penalty: the criteria changes for a game 7.

Let’s face it, we as fans want the criteria to change for games such as last night. We know what constitutes a hooking in February usually doesn’t constitute a hooking in a game seven of a playoff round.

Was Marchand’s move stupid? Yes. Should it have led to a possible elimination of the Bruins due to a late-game penalty? No.

Taking away a scoring chance should always be a penalty, regardless of when it occurs. Delay of game because of a bonehead move by a player who was trying to get the attention of his fellow players over the noisy crowd? I don’t think anyone would have wanted to see this series settled that way.

Taking away a scoring chance should always be a penalty, regardless of when it occurs. Delay of game because of a bonehead move by a player who was trying to get the attention of his fellow players over the noisy crowd? I don’t think anyone would have wanted to see this series settled that way.